1. intuitive thought-the use of primitive reasoning developschildren begin to understand functionality-the concept that actions, events and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns-the begin to understand the concept of identity that certain things stay the same regardless of changes

symbolic function

the ability to use symbols or mental representations, and nhumbers, or images to which a person has attached meaning, most evident in pretend play

Language is also a _________.

symbolic function

Bye Age 6, the average child has a vocabulary of _________ words

14,000

At age 3, sentences are often _______ and _______ and mostly ___________. Can ask and answer what and where questions.

short and simple and mostly declarative.

At age 4-5, sentences average _______words and may be declarative, __________, interrogative, or imperative.

4-5 words negative

At age 5-7, speech has become more adult likem longer, more complicated, more conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. Use of ___________ and ________ sentences and can handle _________ parts of speech

=compound\complex sentences, and can handle all parts of speech

By the age of 3, they are able to describe themselves in terms of ____________.

personality

By age 4, children begin to make ____________ about two different aspects of themselves, ___________ and social acceptance.